Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 18

Administrator Password, User Password, Enter Current Password

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• If you have forgotten your BIOS password, erase the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM to clear the BIOS password. See the motherboard for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. • The Administrator or User Password items on top of the screen show the default [Not Installed]. After you set a password, these items show [Installed]. Administrator Password If you have set an administrator password, we recommend that you enter the administrator password for accessing the system. Otherwise, you might be able to see or change only selected fields in the BIOS setup program. To set an administrator password: 1. Select the Administrator Password item and press . 2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press . 3. Re-type to confirm the password then select OK. To change an administrator password: 1. Select the Administrator Password item and press . 2. From the Enter Current Password box, key in the current password, then press . 3. From the Create New Password box, key in a new password, then press . 4. Re-type to confirm the password then select OK. To clear the administrator password, follow the same steps as in changing an administrator password, but leave other fields blank then select OK to continue. After you clear the password, the Administrator Password item on top of the screen shows [Not Installed]. User Password If you have set a user password, you must enter the user password for accessing the system. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default [Not Installed]. After you set a password, this item shows [Installed]. To set a user password: 1. Select the User Password item and press . 2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press . 3. Re-type to confirm the password then select OK. To change a user password: 1. Select the User Password item and press . 2. From the Enter Current Password box, key in the current password, then press . 3. From the Create New Password box, key in a new password, then press . 4. Re-type to confirm the password then select OK. To clear the user password, follow the same steps as in changing a user password, but leave other fields blank then select OK to continue. After you clear the password, the User Password item on top of the screen shows [Not Installed]. 18 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual

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18
ROG Z790 Series (Intel
®
14
th
) BIOS Manual
If you have forgotten your BIOS password, erase the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC)
RAM to clear the BIOS password. See the motherboard for information on how to
erase the RTC RAM.
The Administrator or User Password items on top of the screen show the default
[Not
Installed]
. After you set a password, these items show
[Installed]
.
Administrator Password
If you have set an administrator password, we recommend that you enter the administrator
password for accessing the system. Otherwise, you might be able to see or change only
selected fields in the BIOS setup program.
To set an administrator password:
1.
Select the
Administrator Password
item and press <Enter>.
2.
From the
Create New Password
box, key in a password, then press <Enter>.
3.
Re-type to confirm the password then select
OK
.
To change an administrator password:
1.
Select the
Administrator Password
item and press <Enter>.
2.
From the
Enter Current Password
box, key in the current password, then press
<Enter>.
3.
From the
Create New Password
box, key in a new password, then press <Enter>.
4.
Re-type to confirm the password then select
OK
.
To clear the administrator password, follow the same steps as in changing an administrator
password, but leave other fields blank then select
OK
to continue. After you clear the
password, the
Administrator Password
item on top of the screen shows
[Not Installed]
.
User Password
If you have set a user password, you must enter the user password for accessing the
system. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default
[Not Installed]
.
After you set a password, this item shows
[Installed]
.
To set a user password:
1.
Select the
User Password
item and press <Enter>.
2.
From the
Create New Password
box, key in a password, then press <Enter>.
3.
Re-type to confirm the password then select
OK
.
To change a user password:
1.
Select the
User Password
item and press <Enter>.
2.
From the
Enter Current Password
box, key in the current password, then press
<Enter>.
3.
From the
Create New Password
box, key in a new password, then press <Enter>.
4.
Re-type to confirm the password then select
OK
.
To clear the user password, follow the same steps as in changing a user password, but
leave other fields blank then select
OK
to continue. After you clear the password, the
User
Password
item on top of the screen shows
[Not Installed]
.